The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Podcast

Calbert Cheaney

Episode Summary

Indiana basketball great Calbert Cheaney discusses growing up in Evansville, his early rooting interests, helping Harrison H.S. to success and experiences ranging from playing for Bob Knight, a memorable NBA Playoff game against Michael Jordan and Calbert's coaching career.

Episode Notes

His first experiences in basketball & influence of his father (1:12)
His high school experiences & improvement in basketball  (9:05)
His AAU experiences & his high school & AAU teammates (14:12)
Playing at Roberts Stadium (20:21)
The effect of breaking his foot his senior season (24:42)
Being an Indiana All-Star & meeting Julius Erving (28:12)
The IU years (30:58)
The experience that made him want to play at IU (33:09)
Bob Knight making him better (35:09)
NBA experiences and playing with John Stockton & Karl Malone (36:34)
Calbert's best Michael Jordan story (38:15)
His coaching career (40:30)

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